A Whole-Person Approach to Resident Dining & Wellbeing

Modern dining approaches in senior living embrace whole-person practices of care. Today’s modern communities focus on individualized preferences utilizing menu options, flexible dining times, restaurant-quality recipes, and a health-forward focus that optimizes the resident experience. Complementary wellbeing programming focusing on lifestyle enrichment can enhance nutritional status and bolster safeguards around malnutrition and advancing chronic disease. 

Join this free 60-minute presentation discussing  modern dining and complementary wellbeing practices for senior living residents. Learning objectives include:

• Understand how modern dining approaches enhance resident experience and help in retaining census
• Be able to describe how dining programs directly affect resident risk of malnutrition & chronic disease
• List three ways that upgrading menus, recipes, dining options and plate presentation can enhance resident satisfaction
• Understand the interconnectedness between wellbeing lifestyle programming, nutrition, and resident outcomes
• Be able to discuss the nuance of the new Dietary Guidelines as they relate to nutrition for older adults

Faculty: 

Jen Bruning, MS, RDN, LDN, Senior Director of Partner Education for Incite Strategic Partners

Linda Ricco, Vice President of Healthcare Solutions for TCM Consulting & Management 

CEs: 

Pending approval by ANFP for 1 CE for CDMs

Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL members. 

If you are not able to attend live, the recording will be provided to you. 

Instructions to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Instructions to join, after registering:

• On the day of the webinar, you will be able to join 15 mins before. 
• Log in and return to the contents page to open the webinar.

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.